Local Places

Stories tagged "Environment" in 97124

Blog posts

Portland food slop stink coming to Wanker's Corner

Jack Bog's Blog

Some of the folks down that way aren't too pleased. Can't say we blame them, given what's happened in North Plains. What awful things are being done to the Portland area's livability in the vague name of "green." »

Shocker: Portland compost program was botched

Jack Bog's Blog

Both Washington County and the state environmental quality department have found all sorts of violations at the stinky food waste processing plant in North Plains, and they've forced the compost mongers to slow down and clean up their act. Last April, ... »

Brad Avakian’s hometown Chamber endorses Bruce Starr

The Oregon Catalyst

Bruce Starr for Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries (Hillsboro, Oregon) The Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce recently announced its endorsement of Bruce Starr’s campaign for Oregon’s Commissioner of Labor and Industries. The Beaverton Area Ch... »

Snowstorm, winds, rains join forces to create muddy havoc

News Updates

Hillsboro escapes major snow event, Forest Grove gets walloped. »

Recology: Air inversion caused increased smells

News Updates

An unexpected December high pressure system combined with a large increase in compost intake caused Nature's Needs to emit far more odors than usual, right as the facility outside of North Plains was receiving rave reviews from county waste officials.... »

Articles

Katie Riley, Ben Unger vie for Democratic nomination in House District 29

Washington County News

The winner in the May primary will face Republican incumbent Katie Eyre. The district includes western Hillsboro, Forest Grove and Cornelius. »

Outside.in for Bloggers

Drive traffic to your site.

Reach new readers near you and across the US.